1st Fartown hero : Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:04 pm  

As a kid or even as an adult depending on when you first started watching who was the 1st player you classed as as your hero ?

the 1st i can remember is the old prop Dave Nelson - as a 13/14 year old i had never seen anyone like him before as i remember him smashing into the opposition on those cold winter days at Fartown and leaving them on the ground and the few fans on the terrace shouting 'nelly nelly' everytime he had a hit up.

then came Wally...............

Re: 1st Fartown hero : Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:06 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

As a kid or even as an adult depending on when you first started watching who was the 1st player you classed as as your hero ?

the 1st i can remember is the old prop Dave Nelson - as a 13/14 year old i had never seen anyone like him before as i remember him smashing into the opposition on those cold winter days at Fartown and leaving them on the ground and the few fans on the terrace shouting 'nelly nelly' everytime he had a hit up.

then came Wally...............

Jeez Daz ------dont start her off!!!

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:28 pm  

One or two I cant really remember (when did Antony Farell play for us?) then came Wally...

sums it up well I think.

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:29 pm  

Farrell left mid-season. 1987-88 maybe?

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:30 pm  

Code13 wrote:

One or two I cant really remember (when did Antony Farell play for us?) then came Wally...

sums it up well I think.

think it was 89 when Faz left

Re: 1st Fartown hero : Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:43 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

As a kid or even as an adult depending on when you first started watching who was the 1st player you classed as as your hero ?

the 1st i can remember is the old prop Dave Nelson - as a 13/14 year old i had never seen anyone like him before as i remember him smashing into the opposition on those cold winter days at Fartown and leaving them on the ground and the few fans on the terrace shouting 'nelly nelly' everytime he had a hit up.

then came Wally...............

My first was Jimmy Johnson then Phil Johnson then Sir Walter Gibson

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:47 pm  

Back in the days when my Dad took me to the 2nd team matches it was Eddie Strong.

Then when I progressed to the first team I think it was a toss up between Frank Dyson, Tommy Smales, & Ken Senior. Although I was quietly astounded with Don Close - playing rugby for us and then cricket for Yorkshire - sometimes on the same day!!

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:08 pm  

faz was mine, loved the way he powered past his opponents and yeah he left in april 89 i think.

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:26 pm  

Henderson Gill.

Wigan Legend.

Born in huddersfield

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:27 pm  

Lives on my street. Top bloke.